dogge
English
Etymology
From Middle English dogge, from Old English docga, dogga.
Noun
dogge (plural dogges)
- Obsolete spelling of dog.
- 1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, signature E ij, verso:
- [T]hey ſay he has dialogues, and diſcourſes betweene his horſe, himſelfe, and his dogge; […]
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English dogga, variant of docga, of unknown origin. See dog for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡ(ə)/
Noun
dogge (plural dogges or doggen)
- an ordinary dog, especially a hunting dog
- (derogatory) a worthless or detestable person; wretch
Synonyms
- (dog): hound
Descendants
References
- “dogge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2018.
West Frisian
Verb
dogge
- present plural of dwaan